retromer

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noun

A complex of proteins, first identified in yeast, which plays an important role in recycling transmembrane receptors from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network.

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Meanings

nounretromer (countable and uncountable, plural retromers)

plural retromers

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA complex of proteins, first identified in yeast, which plays an important role in recycling transmembrane receptors from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network.
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APA

retromer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retromer

MLA

“retromer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retromer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retromer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retromer.

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